The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-11
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tenn Der ZICn, says: OaptdII hCISA1o'
has received telegram from the Sher-
ifs of Matagorda and Brazoria counties,
stating that fight has taken place and
that several persons were killed, and to
come to their assistance at once The
Person Guards of Richmond and Pralrle
Rangers of Brazoria were in the engage
ment, which is reported to have taken
place on the sugar and cotton plantations
near the Hawkinsville and Caney Greek,
Matagorda county. The train that was
to bear the Houston military to Brazorla
on its return was ditched, and the COM
panies will not leave until daylight. The
Governor has ordered several other
companies to the scene of action from
various parts of the State.
Owing to the stormy weather, the
lines are working poorly and reports are
meager. Couriers from the the fight
coming into Columbia say that darkness
and storm caused cessation of hostil-
tiles. Great excitement exists in this
CITY. Over l, 200 men have volunteered
their services. The uprising OF the
negroes had it's origin in the murder OF
negro constable who had warrant for a
white man.
WASHINGTON, September %. = The
War Department has been aware for
some time of threatened trouble on the
San Carlos Reservation. The trouble
appears to be similar to that OF COlorow
arising from attempts by Territorial Off
GERS to enforce civil process on Indians.
In the present case the War Depart
ment is informed that Constable with
forty deputies is endeavoring to serve
| process, and it is believed at the depart
ment any attempt to arrest the Indians
will result in general stampede. A tele-
gram has been received at the War De-
partment from San Carlos, dated Sep
tember 22d, stating that Mr.. Horton,
the Indian trader, was shot by an In
dian scout, who was afterward pursued
by Lieutenant Elliot, Chief OF Scouts
Porter and some assistant scouts. A
scout was also shot.
CHICAGO, September Goth. - The
Times" Des Moines, Iowa, special
gives the text of an address some two
columns in length, issued by the anti
Prohibition Republicans of Iowa. In
it is asserted that taxes in Iowa have
been increased 20 per cent, although
there has been nothing to increase the
Expenditures except the cost of attempt
;,,r, 70 oy,fOroa y1rObibiFiop At tho Same
time rents and real estate have fallen 20
to 33 per cent, and taxes eat up from 20
to 40 per cent of the rents actually re-
ceived. 1t says, - The law has retarded
the growth of the city, injured its indus
tries, driven its inhabitants to other
cities and States, and is working like
injury to every town and community in
the State, yet it has not lessened the
quantity Of liquor consumed nor the
amount of drunkenness or crime"
A special from New York, September
26th, says: A woman recently came
from New York calling herself Caroline
P Guelph, who claims to be daughter
of Queen Victoria. She says she has
only recently discovered her parentage,
having been educated in Paris convent,
and receiving regularly from England a
liberal allowance OF money. 1t was only
when this allowance was suddenly dis
continued that she investigated its source
and discovered her royal lineage. In
support of her claim she says she has
Ia TOEy,
of high rank who are in the confidence
of the Queen. The woman bears a won
derful likeness to the pictures of Victo-
ria.
CHICAGO, September 24th.-This city
has to-day, it is asserted, broken the
record in divorce cases. From morning
until evening five judges were at work
and over 100 cases were disposed of.
Over 200 persons, martyrs to wedlock,
wanted their matrimonial existence judi
cially murdered and 400 or 500 sympa-
thiZing friends were on hand to witness
the executions. 1t was the biggest days
work the divorce mills have had in a
long time. Marriage knots were shat
tered with more than the usual celebrity
of the Chicago divorce courts and for
every possible reason. One of the gray
haired judges, after the adjournment OF
court, shook his head and said that
something was surely wrong these days.
He didn't know what the world was
coming to.
New YORK, September 30th-The Pa
cifc Mail Directors held meeting to-day
and accepte the designations of Direc-
tors Merterbach and Vanderhoof, and
selected Jay Gould and G. P. Hunting
ton to fill the vacancies. Henry Hart
resigned the Presidency Of the company,
and his place was Immediately filed by
the election of George j. Gould. The
changes are the result of the work of the